Sectors

Agriculture and Rural Development

AESA acknowledges that poverty is mainly rural and combating poverty means tackling the problems of rural areas, where agricultural production is the main source of employment and income. Thus, without development of the agricultural sector, poverty levels will persist. In this context Agriculture can be conceived as an integrated part of rural development.

AESA works hand by hand with its clients in order to help them achieve the rural development goals of improvement of social and economic development, poverty alleviation, competitiveness in the agricultural and forestry sector, increased productivity and improved standards of living in rural areas.

The main services AESA provides within our Agriculture and Rural Development sub-sector of specialisation are: